[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 143 (Monday, July 27, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 40109-40110]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-19976]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY


Idaho Operations Office; Notice of Intent To Solicit Applications 
for Financial Assistance Awards

AGENCY: Department of Energy.

ACTION: Notice of Solicitation for Financial Assistance Number DE-PS07-
98ID13679--Geothermal Direct Use Drilling Program.

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SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is seeking applications 
for cost-shared well drilling for wells that can supply geothermal 
fluid to one or more of the direct use applications, and for sites 
where there is strong evidence of a verified geothermal resource. This 
solicitation focuses on the following direct use applications: space 
heating for commercial, industrial, or Government buildings, or multi-
family dwellings; district heating systems;

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greenhouses; aquaculture; and industrial uses. Geothermal heat pumps, 
also known as ground-source heat pumps, are not included in this 
solicitation. The ultimate goal is to increase the utilization of the 
United States' geothermal resources for direct use by reducing the risk 
inherent in well drilling. It is expected that cost-sharing wells will 
result in successful, exemplary direct use application projects that 
will, in turn, stimulate the development of additional direct use 
projects.

DATES: The anticipated issuance date of the solicitation is July 28, 
1998. The solicitation and application forms and instructions may be 
accessed via the Internet at http://www.id.doe.gov/doeid/solicit.html 
and http://www.id.doe.gov/doeid/application.html, respectively. The 
website is the agency preferred method for interested parties to obtain 
the solicitation and application information. Interested parties 
requiring hardcopies should request them in writing (preferably via e-
mail) from the Contract Specialist below. The website will be the 
official notification medium for any possible changes in the 
solicitation. All interested parties should monitor the website during 
the application period.

ADDRESSES: Applications shall be submitted to: U.S. DOE, Idaho 
Operations Office, Procurement Services Division, Attention: Wendy 
Huggins, SOL DE-PS07-98ID13679, 850 Energy Drive, MS 1221, Idaho Falls, 
ID 83401-1563.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Contact Wendy Huggins, Contract 
Specialist, at: Tele: (208) 526-2808, Fax: (208) 526-5548, E-mail: 
[email protected]

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The solicitation will be issued pursuant to 
10 CFR 600.6(a) with no eligibility restrictions. The statutory 
authorities for the issuance of this solicitation are Public Law 93-
410, the Geothermal Energy Research, Development & Demonstration Act of 
1974 and the Energy Policy Act (EPAct) of 1992. The Catalog of Federal 
Domestic Assistance Number for this program is 81.087. Approximately 
$500,000 to $700,000 in federal funds may be available to totally fund 
this program's selected projects. DOE anticipates making more than one 
grant award with a duration of one to three years. A minimum of 25% 
non-federal cost-share is required for the well drilling and completion 
activities.

    Issued in Idaho Falls, Idaho, July 14, 1998.
R. Jeffrey Hoyles,
Director, Procurement Services Division.
[FR Doc. 98-19976 Filed 7-24-98; 8:45 am]
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